Chapter 546： May **** forgive you

In the midst of the harassment from the media, Ryan participated in the last stop of the three-stop promotional activities promised. After those routine projects were over, he sat in the press room of the Kodak Theater, sleekly and smoothly. The reporter cleverly dealt with and waited for the end of the press conference.

The reporter's questions became sharper as he got to the back of the press conference. A middle-aged man with glasses and a short stature suddenly grabbed the microphone of a female reporter next to him and stood up without the host’s consent. stand up.

"Hello, Mr. Jenkins!" The other party was full of momentum, as if the target was Ryan himself, "I am a special reporter for the "New Yorker" and David Denby, a member of the New York Film Critics Association..."

His voice and rhythm are so fast that he doesn't give the host a chance to interrupt, and it is not a great thing for a Hollywood press conference.

"I don’t know if you have seen media comments on "Attack of the Clones" during this period? Most film critics think that the film is definitely not wonderful, even very mediocre. Your performance in it is also the best so far in 1990. It’s a bad one. Don’t you think it’s too much to use such a movie to face the enthusiastic support of your audience? Although the box office of the movie has passed 200 million US dollars in three weeks, don’t you think this movie is not worth the ticket price? "

He obviously hated the movie’s rising box office in critics’ criticism, and continued, “As one of Hollywood’s most outstanding filmmakers in the past decade, Ryan, you should offer more in-depth movies to the audience. Not popcorn like this."

Ryan remained silent, waiting for the other party to continue speaking, "Since "Titanic", you have been immersed in the production of Hollywood assembly line, ignoring what kind of movies we need, precisely because of the success of your big investment. This has led to the flooding of non-connotative movies on the big screen. The audience does not need this..."

"Mr. Denby." Ryan knocked on the microphone and interrupted the other party. "If the audience doesn't need such a big production, where does the box office of "Titanic" come from? "Spiderman" The current box office of "Attack of the Clones" is 350 million U.S. dollars and 260 million U.S. dollars respectively. Isn't these box offices a real reaction from the market?"

"I know you are a very famous film critic, but! Please don't represent the North American film audience." He added.

Since David Denby is a well-known film critic and his head is not stupid, he immediately changed the subject, "X-Men, Spider-Man, and Mr. Jenkins, these are all your projects. These movies are simple and crude. Ignoring professional reviews completely, we are obliged to remind you that professional film reviews have a function, which is to avoid excessive commercialization of movies, so as to sell cheap fun."

"Cheap fun? Is that really the case?"

The corners of Ryan's mouth curled up slightly, and a touch of sarcasm hung up. Although the other party may be standing behind a sunset industry, but since he came to the door, he must make a counterattack, 　"If I remember correctly, take yours Age, I should have participated in or experienced that trial screening."

George Lucas suddenly looked over, with a smile in his eyes, after all, that was the most lost and proud thing in his life.

Those originally harmless sky-blue eyes suddenly became as sharp as swords. Ryan said loudly, “In the spring of 1977, at a trial screening of a new science fiction movie that was about to be released, discerning professional film critics took this The'newborn' who was about to be born put on the hat of'deadly stupid', calling him a Gypsy whose goods are generally inferior and cheap, and directly sentenced him to death."

Those older people gradually understood what Ryan was talking about. Those reporters who were afraid that there would be no topical hype in this world, immediately pointed their cameras at David Denby.

Of course, Ryan will not only say half, "However, in the end, the child who was regarded as a'must die' went on the road with the cold eyes and cold words of the film critics... Today, more than 30 years later, those who laughed at this back then.' The children who can’t live’ and the cheap and inferior people never talk about it, as if those words weren’t what they said, as if the cheap entertainment had really died completely."

"Mr. Denby, do you know who the cheap entertainment and the child who is bound to die is?" Ryan didn't need him to answer at all, and said the answer directly. "The child who was'destined to be short-lived' was called-"Star Wars" "!"

Anyone who knows the history of Star Wars knows what his final answer is, but Ryan did not stop and continued, "The times are advancing, and the movie will not be the same. History has told us countless times that people who do not adapt to the times, Destined to be eliminated."

As soon as the voice fell, George Lucas was the first to clap his palms, and then everyone in the crew clapped their palms. Over this period of time, they were fed up with the anger of film critics, but because of the actor's identity, they couldn’t directly. Counterattack, Ryan's words undoubtedly helped them take a good breath.

starred in a movie that was very popular at the box office, and was bombarded by film critics so indiscriminately. Anyone who replaced it would be angry.

The reporters are also applauding. They and the film critics are not a team of interests, I am afraid that the front of the two sides is not sharp enough.

When the applause was slightly weaker, the host saw that his side had the upper hand, and directly announced the end of the press conference.

"Ryan, the next "Lord of the Rings 2" and "X-Men 2" will be released. Aren't you afraid that those film critics will give the movie bad reviews?"

Entering the back lounge, Ivan McGregor seems to be worried about something, anyway, Ryan is leading the whole crew today.

"There is no need to worry."

Ryan took the glass from George and drank nearly half of it in one breath. Only then did he feel that the dry throat healed a lot, and continued, "I have not stopped investigating the North American film market over the years. The most important movie-watching group is between the ages of 30 and 30. Do they care about the voices of film critics?"

"Times have changed, don't overestimate their role." The speaker was George Lucas.

“The work of film critics has always been very easy. They don’t need to take risks, but they can enjoy a higher status than those who provide their own work for them to judge. They are keen to criticize others because writers and readers feel that interesting."

When George took away the water glass in his hand, many people gathered nearby, and Ryan did not shy away from it. “The information age has come, and audiences can exchange opinions on the Internet and other places in a faster and more interesting way. The opinion of film critics is completely meaningless for this huge group. Therefore, the film critics must face the fact that in the hearts of most viewers, any bad film is more than their criticism. significance."

For the film review industry, this is a very cruel reality, but with the changes of the times, it is destined to be unchangeable.

With the opening of information and the increasing development of the media, movies have had more and more effective publicity channels. The situation that relied on the praise of well-known film critics did not exist as early as a few years ago, but what about film critics?

left the movies and producers they criticized, but they were nothing.

After entering the new century, the film industry may no longer need them, but they need the huge film machine of Hollywood.

Ryan is not worried at all. This is just a struggle for film critics. After the release of new films produced by his company, such as the next "Lord of the Rings: Two Towers", these film critics will have to eagerly come forward. Mix it with a bite of food, and you can't give bad reviews all without conscience. Otherwise, after the industry loses the most basic relative justice, it will not be far from being completely finished.

Even, many of the well-known film critics will continue to accept his public relations funding to cheer for him and his films.

To put it bluntly, film critics are also a profession and need to attract eyeballs. Just like commercial films are full of elements that attract audiences, they also need the most realistic benefits.

only in this era, their income is shrinking sharply.

Even if they switch to the Internet, their life is still difficult. For example, IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes have been losing money.

Ryan and David Denby’s exchange of words was quickly stabbed by the media. Even shortly after the press conference, the YUTUBE website established by Disney had related videos on it.

Most netizens are young people. You can imagine their views on traditional film criticsFilm critics or something, just look at them. The best way is to listen to other people’s film reviews and read your own. Movies, I always do. "

This is the first message below the video. Obviously, I don’t like the critics.

There are many similar views in the back.

"Famous film critics? David Denby? Roger Albert? The old ones are almost out of the movies!"

"Film critics always want to eat, Ryan, please forgive them, don't make yourself angry, I will feel bad..."

This is obviously a female netizen.

Of course, there is no lack of rational analysts.

"The frustration of "Attack of the Clones" is that the first time you watch it, you will definitely feel very noisy and mentally retarded, and it is impossible for film critics to watch such a film a second time...so only Star Wars fans repeat it. Watch a movie to find out the process of Anakin's changes, the details of the fight, the relationship between the roles, etc., and then enjoy it, enjoy it, talk about it, and have great enthusiasm for related derivative products... David? People like Denby and Roger Albert will certainly not enjoy this kind of fun."

Many people also mentioned the dog-blood love that has been criticized by film critics.

"Ryan is very, very handsome, Natalie is amazingly beautiful. I went to the theater five times and waited for more than two hours each time, just to watch the last shot of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala getting married. …Film critics think these are vulgar and unqualified, but my friends and I like this kind of plot."

Even a large number of people flocked to David Denby’s blog and wrote some targeted comments.

"For those film critics who are as great and noble as David Denby, may God forgive you for your ignorance!" RS